वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-40, verse-8

अथाब्रवीत्तदा साध्वी सीता सर्वाङ्गशोभना ।
रक्षसां कामरूपाणां विज्ञाने मम का गतिः ॥८॥

8. athābravīttadā sādhvī sītā sarvāṅgaśobhanā ,
rakṣasāṃ kāmarūpāṇāṃ vijñāne mama kā gatiḥ.

8. atha abravīt tadā sādhvī sītā sarvāṅgaśobhanā
rakṣasām kāmarūpāṇām vijñāne mama kā gatiḥ

8. atha tadā sarvāṅgaśobhanā sādhvī sītā abravīt
mama kā gatiḥ rakṣasām kāmarūpāṇām vijñāne

8. Then the virtuous Sita, beautiful in every limb, said: 'What understanding (gati) do I have regarding the knowledge of these shape-shifting rākṣasas?'

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, now, subsequently

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said, declared

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• साध्वी (sādhvī) - virtuous woman, chaste wife, honest woman

• सीता (sītā) - Sita (the consort of Rama)

• सर्वाङ्गशोभना (sarvāṅgaśobhanā) - beautiful in all limbs, adorned in every part

• रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of the rākṣasas, of the demons

• कामरूपाणाम् (kāmarūpāṇām) - of those who can change form at will, of the shape-shifters

• विज्ञाने (vijñāne) - in the knowledge, in the understanding, concerning the science

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• का (kā) - what (feminine), which (feminine)

• गतिः (gatiḥ) - path, course, state, means, understanding

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, now, subsequently

(indeclinable)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said, declared

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

साध्वी (sādhvī) - virtuous woman, chaste wife, honest woman

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sādhvī

sādhvī - virtuous woman, chaste wife, righteous woman

सीता (sītā) - Sita (the consort of Rama)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sita (name of Janaka's daughter, wife of Rama)

सर्वाङ्गशोभना (sarvāṅgaśobhanā) - beautiful in all limbs, adorned in every part

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sarvāṅgaśobhanā

sarvāṅgaśobhanā - beautiful in all limbs, adorned in every part (feminine)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sarva+aṅga+śobhana)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective
• aṅga – limb, body part, member
  noun (neuter)
• śobhana – beautiful, splendid, shining, auspicious
  adjective

रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of the rākṣasas, of the demons

(noun)

Genitive, plural of rakṣas

rakṣas - rākṣasa, demon, evil spirit

कामरूपाणाम् (kāmarūpāṇām) - of those who can change form at will, of the shape-shifters

(adjective)

Genitive, plural of kāmarūpa

kāmarūpa - assuming any form at will, shape-shifting

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kāma+rūpa)

• kāma – desire, wish, love, pleasure
  noun (masculine)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, beauty
  noun (neuter)

विज्ञाने (vijñāne) - in the knowledge, in the understanding, concerning the science

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vijñāna

vijñāna - knowledge, understanding, science, discrimination, wisdom

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

का (kā) - what (feminine), which (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

गतिः (gatiḥ) - path, course, state, means, understanding

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, movement, path, course, destiny, means, understanding, state of being

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